The Decatur Central Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Decatur Central will be strutting in after a victory while Franklin Community will be coming in after a loss.
If Decatur Central beats Franklin Community with 66 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Decatur Central snuck past Christel House with a 66-60 win last Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly six points.
Decatur Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Eric Hopson led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Elyas Zapata, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Franklin Community came up short against Center Grove on Tuesday and fell 50-43. The Grizzly Cubs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Franklin Community now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Decatur Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Decatur Central came up short against Franklin Community in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 64-51. Can Decatur Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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